Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros on September 17, 2026

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Starting Pitchers

Kansas City Royals
67
S L
S L
Seth Lugo
(7-8, 4.99)
7-8
W-L
4.99
ERA
1.45
WHIP
Houston Astros
66
M U
M U
Miguel Ullola
(0-0, 3.38)
0-0
W-L
3.38
ERA
0.75
WHIP

Lineups

KC
HOU
C. Jensen
C
1
J. Peña
SS
B. Witt
SS
2
Y. Alvarez
DH
J. Caglianone
DH
3
I. Paredes
3B
M. Garcia
3B
4
J. Altuve
2B
M. Massey
2B
5
Y. Diaz
C
S. Perez
1B
6
D. Varsho
CF
J. Rave
RF
7
T. Trammell
LF
K. Isbel
CF
8
C. Smith
RF
I. Collins
LF
9
L. Wade
1B

Overview (per game)

Royals
Astros
4.2(T23rd)
Runs
(T17th)4.4
4.8(T24th)
Runs Allowed
(T24th)4.8
8.2(T14th)
Hits
(T21st)8
8.7(T27th)
Hits Allowed
(T9th)7.9

Batting/Running

Royals
Astros
0.245(T13th)
AVG
(T21st)0.239
0.315(T18th)
OBP
(21st)0.313
0.399(T17th)
SLG
(T6th)0.409
0.714(19th)
OPS
(T10th)0.722
158(T22nd)
HR
(4th)201
123(9th)
SB
(30th)45

Pitching/Defense

Royals
Astros
4.61(25th)
ERA
(24th)4.53
1.38(T26th)
WHIP
(T22nd)1.34
7.40(28th)
K/9
(9th)8.85
185(22nd)
HR
(25th)195
0.988(T4th)
FLD%
(T9th)0.987
.258(28th)
BAA
(12th).238

Team Comparison

KC
HOU
67-85
Record
76-76
28-49
Away/Home
38-39
4-6
Last 10
3-7
W1
Streak
L1
Last Game
KC 5-2, September 16th, 2026

Game Details

Daikin Park
Houston
87°F
Light rain shower
10 ESE
Wind mph
0%
Precipitation
Watch on (CA)
Sportsnet
Watch on (US)
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Umpires
HP - Baker, 1B - Valentine, 2B - Drake, 3B - Scheurwater
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